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Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News: One big mushy mess of a movie. Read more
Jay Carr, Boston Globe: Inevitably, the film seems as hollow and pointless as David is. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: It's visual, it's bombastic, it tells a story that almost makes sense, and you can't get it out of your head. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: At its core, an involving, sweetly touching love story, buoyed by Crowe's natural, poetic dialogue and his knack for writing characters (especially women) who feel like real people instead of plot devices. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: [A] spectacular film! Read more
Susan Stark, Detroit News: A hopeless jumble of romance, psychodrama, sci-fi and spiritual posturing. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: The Spanish feature was difficult and challenging. The American re-creation is difficult and frustrating. Read more
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: You're usually too busy reacting to the plot jackknifes and trying to get a handle on the characters to connect on an emotional level. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: What carries the movie is Mr. Cruise's impeccable marathon-man star turn. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: [Crowe] should stick to more conventional narratives and leave the cerebral gymnastics to someone who can handle them. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A flawed film, but at times utterly engrossing. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: They just should've added some chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough to give the movie some texture and edge. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Crowe's version lacks the qualities that made Abre Los Ojos unforgettable and doesn't add enough of its own to ensure success. Read more
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle: [Crowe's] 'bigger is better' approach consistently misplaces the emphasis and waters down the movie's appeal. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: A film that, despite intriguing ideas, cleverly tricky structure and some remarkable imagery, just doesn't work. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: If Crowe's eyes are open, he seems to have directed most of Vanilla Sky with his mind wide shut. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: When [Cruise is] the boss on a project, as he was here and on Mission Impossible II, his work can feel distractingly self-conscious. Read more
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Rex Reed, New York Observer: A good example of what self-destructive cinematic havoc can be wrought by handing over millions of dollars to movie stars to produce their own ego trips. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: In many ways, the story is pure Twilight Zone, but Crowe's down-to-earth approach softens and grounds it, making the characters seem more genuine, even amidst the surreal setting. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There is wonderful chemistry of two quite different kinds between Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz on the one hand, and Cruise and Penelope Cruz on the other. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Who would have thought that Cameron Crowe had a movie as bad as Vanilla Sky in him? Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: The film's aim -- to dazzle and inspire -- is sapped by Cruise's vein-popping, running-the-marathon performance. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: It's not really a bad film -- it couldn't be, given the high level of talent involved -- but it is a rather pointless one. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: What works in a quirky foreign film can look silly with expansive Hollywood treatment. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: I don't think I've ever seen a movie so hauntingly frank about being a manifestation of its star's cosmic narcissism. Read more